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‘We don’t exist’: In Haiti’s isolated villages, there’s fear help may never come

MARCELINE, Haiti — From Chardonnieres and Port-à-Pimentt on the southern coast to Marceline on the western outskirts of Les Cayes, Haiti’s remote outposts have been hard hit by the 7.2 magnitude tremor over the weekend — and many are feeling

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Top four highlights of Elon Musk’s Tesla AI Day

Elon Musk wants Tesla to be seen as “much more than an electric car company.” On Thursday’s Tesla AI Day, the CEO described Tesla as a company with “deep AI activity in hardware on the inference level and on the

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Police arrest 4 suspects in yeshiva student’s slaying, rule out antisemitism

Officials say Shmuel Silverberg’s death was likely the tragic end of a random string of crimes committed by the group

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Johnny Depp allowed to proceed with $50 million libel lawsuit against Amber Heard

A Virginia judge has granted Johnny Depp permission to proceed with his $50 million libel lawsuit against Amber Heard, marking a major legal victory in the actor’s ongoing battle with his ex-wife. The “Pirates of the Caribbean” star is suing

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GM workers in Mexico defeat union in first test of U.S. trade deal

By Daina Beth Solomon MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Workers at a General Motors Co pickup-truck plant in central Mexico have voted to scrap their collective contract, opening the door for them to oust one of Mexico’s largest labor organizations as their

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U.S. diplomats sent cable in mid-July warning of potential swift Taliban takeover: WSJ report

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – About two dozen U.S. diplomats in Afghanistan sent an internal cable last month warning Secretary of State Antony Blinken of the potential fall of Kabul to the Taliban as U.S. troops withdrew from the country, The Wall

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Contrary to intent, Biden’s Afghan pullout could undermine Asia shift

By Michael Martina, David Brunnstrom and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Kurt Campbell, the White House’s top Asia adviser, declared last month that a historic change in U.S. foreign policy was afoot, one that would shift U.S. focus away from

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Not waiting for final okay, clinics rush to offer COVID boosters to anyone 40+

With Health Ministry chief widely expected to stamp expansion of program, health funds offer appointments to expanded age group, though not teachers

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Biden ignored Boris Johnson for 36 hours as Afghan chaos grew: report – New York Post

Biden ignored Boris Johnson for 36 hours as Afghan chaos grew: report  New York Post Pentagon pressed on why British paratroopers leaving Kabul airport to rescue citizens but Americans aren’t  Fox News Afghanistan: Biden Administration “wouldn’t listen” to intelligence reports – BBC

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China Passes One of the World’s Strictest Data-Privacy Laws

China approved a sweeping privacy law that will curb wide-ranging data collection by technology companies, but that policy analysts say is unlikely to limit the state’s widespread use of surveillance in the country.

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